Haryana IPS officer’s death: State government sends DGP on leave
The Haryana government has sent Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur on leave amid a controversy surrounding the death of senior Indian Police Service officer Y Puran Kumar, The Hindu reported.
Kumar was found dead at his residence in Chandigarh’s Sector 11 on the afternoon of October 7. The police said he died by suicide.
In a “final note” recovered from the scene, Kumar named 11 serving and retired officers, including Kapur and Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarniya, accusing them of caste-based discrimination.
Kumar’s post-mortem examination has not yet been conducted as his family has refused to allow it until Kapur and Bijarniya are arrested, The Hindu reported.
On Saturday, Birjaniya was replaced as the Rohtak superintendent of police by another officer. An order mentioning Bijarniya’s new posting is yet to be issued.
In a letter to the chief minister, Kumar’s wife said her husband’s note “explicitly names the individuals responsible for creating an atmosphere of harassment, humiliation, and mental torture, which directly led to this tragic act”.
On October 10, a first information report was registered by Chandigarh Police under charges of abetment to suicide and provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities act against those named in the note.
A six-member Special Investigation Team has also been set up to investigate the matter.
On Saturday, Saini said that the government would ensure justice for Kumar’s family,...
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